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Guilford Board of Education
Statement on Addressing Equity and Social Justice in Guilford Public SchoolsIn June 2020, at the conclusion of discussions regarding the Guilford High School (GHS) Indians mascot, and after more than 200 community members, parents, and Guilford Public School students, former and current teachers, and alumni reached out to us demanding action, the Guilford Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Paul Freeman made a commitment to our students and to our community to better address instruction and school culture regarding issues of social justice and institutional racism. Complete Statement from the Board of Education April 26, 2021
Joint Statement on the Importance of a Culturally Responsive EducationThe Connecticut State Department of Education, Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, Connecticut Association of Schools, American Federation of Teachers Connecticut, and Connecticut Education Association are committed to the Connecticut State Board of Education’s goal of improving the academic lives of Connecticut’s increasingly diverse student body. Complete Statement Released July 14, 2021
Report on School Culture and Pedagogy, January 2022
Communications
- Open Letter to the Citizens of Guilford from the Town Leaders in Support of Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities, April 1, 2021
- Our Direction - Teaching Hard History, September 30, 2020
- Our Direction - GPS Discontinues Use of Indian Mascot - First Step in Talking Openly About Racism, June 29, 2020
- Community Letter in Response to the Death of George Floyd and Events Across our Country, June 5, 2020
- Our Direction - Addressing Racism, Equity and Anti-Semitism, October 31, 2019
- Community Letter Addressing Racism and Intolerance , September 24, 2019
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